TextItem (Smart GWT EE API 5.1p (2022-05-28))

java.lang.Object
- com.smartgwt.client.core.JsObject
- - com.smartgwt.client.core.DataClass
  - - com.smartgwt.client.core.RefDataClass
    - - com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem
      - com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.TextItem

All Implemented Interfaces:

com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers, HasBlurHandlers, HasChangedHandlers, HasChangeHandlers, HasClickHandlers, HasDoubleClickHandlers, HasEditorEnterHandlers, HasEditorExitHandlers, HasFocusHandlers, HasIconClickHandlers, HasIconKeyPressHandlers, HasItemHoverHandlers, HasKeyDownHandlers, HasKeyPressHandlers, HasKeyUpHandlers, HasPendingStatusChangedHandlers, HasPickerIconClickHandlers, HasTitleClickHandlers, HasTitleDoubleClickHandlers, HasTitleHoverHandlers, HasValueHoverHandlers, HasValueIconClickHandlers

Direct Known Subclasses:

ColorItem, ComboBoxItem, DoubleItem, FloatItem, IntegerItem, PasswordItem, SpinnerItem, UploadItem
```
public class TextItem
extends FormItem
```
FormItem for managing a text field.

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem
  FormItem.CustomStateGetter, FormItem.StateCustomizer

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem
  scClassName, warnOnEditorTypeConversion, warnOnEditorTypeConversionDefault
- Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.RefDataClass
  id
- Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.DataClass
  factoryCreated, factoryProperties, readOnly
- Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.JsObject
  jsObj

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`TextItem()`
`TextItem(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)`
`TextItem(java.lang.String name)`
`TextItem(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String title)`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static void`	`changeAutoChildDefaults(java.lang.String autoChildName, Canvas defaults)` Changes the defaults for Canvas AutoChildren named `autoChildName`.
`static void`	`changeAutoChildDefaults(java.lang.String autoChildName, DrawItem defaults)` Changes the defaults for DrawItem AutoChildren named `autoChildName`.
`static void`	`changeAutoChildDefaults(java.lang.String autoChildName, FormItem defaults)` Changes the defaults for FormItem AutoChildren named `autoChildName`.
`static void`	`changePickerIconDefaults(FormItemIcon defaults)`
`void`	`deselectValue()` If this item currently has focus, clear the current selection.
`void`	`deselectValue(java.lang.Boolean start)` If this item currently has focus, clear the current selection.
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getBrowserAutoCapitalize()`
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getBrowserAutoCorrect()` In Mobile Safari, should automatic correction be offered for text in the item's text box? If `null`, then Mobile Safari determines automatically whether to enable autocorrect.
`java.lang.String`	`getBrowserInputType()` This property corresponds to the HTML5 "inputType" attribute applied to the <input> element for this TextItem.
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getChangeOnKeypress()` Should this form item fire its `change` handler (and store its value in the form) on every keypress? Set to `false` to suppress the 'change' handler firing (and the value stored) on every keypress.
`CharacterCasing`	`getCharacterCasing()` Should entered characters be converted to upper or lowercase? Also applies to values applied with `FormItem.setValue()`.
`java.lang.String`	`getEditProxyConstructor()` Default class used to construct the `EditProxy` for this component when the component is `first placed into edit mode`.
`boolean`	`getEnforceLength()` If a `length` is specified for this item, should user input be limited to the specified length? If set to true, user input and values passed to `setValue()` will be trimmed to the specified length.
`java.lang.String`	`getEnteredValue()` Returns the raw text value that currently appears in the text field, which can differ from `FormItem.getValue()` in various cases - for example: for items that constrain the value range, such as a `DateItem` with `enforceDate`:true, or a `ComboBoxItem` with `addUnknownValues`:false for items with a defined valueMap or edit value formatter and parser functions which converts display value to data value while the item has focus if `changeOnKeypress` is false
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getEscapeHTML()` By default HTML characters will be escaped when `canEdit` is false and `readOnlyDisplay` is "static", so that the raw value of the field (for example `"<b>AAA</b>"`) is displayed to the user rather than the interpreted HTML (for example `"AAA"`).
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getFetchMissingValues()` If this form item has a specified `FormItem.optionDataSource`, should the item ever perform a fetch against this dataSource to retrieve the related record.
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getFormatOnBlur()` With `formatOnBlur` enabled, this textItem will format its value according to the rules described in `FormItem.mapValueToDisplay()` as long as the item does not have focus.
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getFormatOnFocusChange()` Should `FormItem.formatEditorValue()` re-run whenever this item recieves or loses focus? Setting this property allows developers to conditionally format the display value based on item.hasFocus, typically to display a longer, more informative string while the item does not have focus, and simplifying it down to an easier-to-edit string when the user puts focus into the item.
`java.lang.String`	`getHint()` Returns the hint text for this item.
`java.lang.String`	`getKeyPressFilter()` Sets a keypress filter regular expression to limit valid characters that can be entered by the user.
`java.lang.Integer`	`getLength()` If set, maximum number of characters for this field.
`java.lang.String`	`getMask()` Input mask used to filter text entry.
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getMaskOverwriteMode()` During entry into masked field, should keystrokes overwrite current position value? By default new keystrokes are inserted into the field.
`java.lang.String`	`getMaskPadChar()` Character that is used to fill required empty mask positions to display text while control has no focus.
`java.lang.String`	`getMaskPromptChar()` Character that is used to fill required empty mask positions to display text while control has focus.
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getMaskSaveLiterals()` Should entered mask value be saved with embedded literals?
`static TextItem`	`getOrCreateRef(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)`
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getPrintFullText()` When generating a print-view of the component containing this TextItem, should the form item expand to accommodate its value? If set to false the text box will not expand to fit its content in the print view, instead showing exactly as it does in the live form.
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getSaveOnEnter()` Text items will submit their containing form on enter keypress if `saveOnEnter` is true.
`int[]`	`getSelectionRange()` For text-based items, this method returns the indices of the start/end of the current selection if the item currently has the focus.
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getSelectOnClick()` Allows the `selectOnClick` behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis.
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getSelectOnFocus()` Allows the `selectOnFocus` behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis.
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getShowHintInField()` If `showing a hint for this form item`, should the hint be shown within the field?
`boolean`	`getSupportsCutPasteEvents()` Does the current formItem support native cut and paste events?
`java.lang.String`	`getTextBoxStyle()` Base CSS class name for this item's input element.
`boolean`	`getUsePlaceholderForHint()` If `showing the hint in field` and if supported by the browser, should the HTML5 `placeholder` attribute be used to display the hint within the field? If set to `false`, then use of the `placeholder` attribute is disabled and an alternative technique to display the hint in-field is used instead.
`java.lang.String`	`getValueAsString()` Return the value tracked by this form item.
`boolean`	`pendingStatusChanged(DynamicForm form, FormItem item, boolean pendingStatus, java.lang.Object newValue, java.lang.Object value)` Notification method called when `showPending` is enabled and this text item should either clear or show its pending visual state.
`void`	`selectValue()` Put focus in this item and select the entire value.
`void`	`setBrowserAutoCapitalize(java.lang.Boolean browserAutoCapitalize)` Note : This is an advanced setting
`void`	`setBrowserAutoCorrect(java.lang.Boolean browserAutoCorrect)` In Mobile Safari, should automatic correction be offered for text in the item's text box? If `null`, then Mobile Safari determines automatically whether to enable autocorrect.
`void`	`setBrowserInputType(java.lang.String browserInputType)` This property corresponds to the HTML5 "inputType" attribute applied to the <input> element for this TextItem.
`void`	`setChangeOnKeypress(java.lang.Boolean changeOnKeypress)` Should this form item fire its `change` handler (and store its value in the form) on every keypress? Set to `false` to suppress the 'change' handler firing (and the value stored) on every keypress.
`void`	`setCharacterCasing(CharacterCasing characterCasing)` Should entered characters be converted to upper or lowercase? Also applies to values applied with `FormItem.setValue()`.
`static void`	`setDefaultProperties(TextItem textItemProperties)` Class level method to set the default properties of this class.
`void`	`setEditProxyConstructor(java.lang.String editProxyConstructor)` Default class used to construct the `EditProxy` for this component when the component is `first placed into edit mode`.
`void`	`setEnforceLength(boolean enforceLength)` If a `length` is specified for this item, should user input be limited to the specified length? If set to true, user input and values passed to `setValue()` will be trimmed to the specified length.
`void`	`setEscapeHTML(java.lang.Boolean escapeHTML)` By default HTML characters will be escaped when `canEdit` is false and `readOnlyDisplay` is "static", so that the raw value of the field (for example `"<b>AAA</b>"`) is displayed to the user rather than the interpreted HTML (for example `"AAA"`).
`void`	`setFetchMissingValues(java.lang.Boolean fetchMissingValues)` If this form item has a specified `FormItem.optionDataSource`, should the item ever perform a fetch against this dataSource to retrieve the related record.
`void`	`setFormatOnBlur(java.lang.Boolean formatOnBlur)` With `formatOnBlur` enabled, this textItem will format its value according to the rules described in `FormItem.mapValueToDisplay()` as long as the item does not have focus.
`void`	`setFormatOnFocusChange(java.lang.Boolean formatOnFocusChange)` Should `FormItem.formatEditorValue()` re-run whenever this item recieves or loses focus? Setting this property allows developers to conditionally format the display value based on item.hasFocus, typically to display a longer, more informative string while the item does not have focus, and simplifying it down to an easier-to-edit string when the user puts focus into the item.
`void`	`setKeyPressFilter(java.lang.String keyPressFilter)` Sets a keypress filter regular expression to limit valid characters that can be entered by the user.
`void`	`setLength(java.lang.Integer length)` If set, maximum number of characters for this field.
`void`	`setMask(java.lang.String mask)` Input mask used to filter text entry.
`void`	`setMaskOverwriteMode(java.lang.Boolean maskOverwriteMode)` During entry into masked field, should keystrokes overwrite current position value? By default new keystrokes are inserted into the field.
`void`	`setMaskPadChar(java.lang.String maskPadChar)` Character that is used to fill required empty mask positions to display text while control has no focus.
`void`	`setMaskPromptChar(java.lang.String maskPromptChar)` Character that is used to fill required empty mask positions to display text while control has focus.
`void`	`setMaskSaveLiterals(java.lang.Boolean maskSaveLiterals)` Should entered mask value be saved with embedded literals?
`void`	`setPastedValueTransformer(PastedValueTransformer customizer)` Notification fired in response to a clipboard "paste" event on freeform text items, giving developers an opportunity to reformat the pasted text.
`void`	`setPrintFullText(java.lang.Boolean printFullText)` When generating a print-view of the component containing this TextItem, should the form item expand to accommodate its value? If set to false the text box will not expand to fit its content in the print view, instead showing exactly as it does in the live form.
`void`	`setSaveOnEnter(java.lang.Boolean saveOnEnter)` Text items will submit their containing form on enter keypress if `saveOnEnter` is true.
`void`	`setSelectionRange(int start, int end)` Puts focus into this form item and selects characters between the given indices.
`void`	`setSelectOnClick(java.lang.Boolean selectOnClick)` Allows the `selectOnClick` behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis.
`void`	`setSelectOnFocus(java.lang.Boolean selectOnFocus)` Allows the `selectOnFocus` behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis.
`void`	`setShowHintInField(java.lang.Boolean showHintInField)` If `showing a hint for this form item`, should the hint be shown within the field?
`void`	`setSupportsCutPasteEvents(boolean supportsCutPasteEvents)` Does the current formItem support native cut and paste events?
`void`	`setTextBoxStyle(java.lang.String textBoxStyle)` Base CSS class name for this item's input element.
`void`	`setUsePlaceholderForHint(boolean usePlaceholderForHint)` If `showing the hint in field` and if supported by the browser, should the HTML5 `placeholder` attribute be used to display the hint within the field? If set to `false`, then use of the `placeholder` attribute is disabled and an alternative technique to display the hint in-field is used instead.
`java.lang.Boolean`	`shouldFetchMissingValue(java.lang.Object newValue)` If this field has a specified `optionDataSource`, should we perform a fetch against that dataSource to find the record that matches this field's value?

Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem
_getValue, addBlurHandler, addChangedHandler, addChangeHandler, addClickHandler, addDoubleClickHandler, addEditorEnterHandler, addEditorExitHandler, addFocusHandler, addIconClickHandler, addIconKeyPressHandler, addItemHoverHandler, addKeyDownHandler, addKeyPressHandler, addKeyUpHandler, addPendingStatusChangedHandler, addPickerIconClickHandler, addTitleClickHandler, addTitleDoubleClickHandler, addTitleHoverHandler, addValueHoverHandler, addValueIconClickHandler, asSGWTComponent, blurItem, canEditCriterion, clearErrors, clearValue, disable, disableIcon, enable, enableIcon, error, error, errorIfNotCreated, focusInItem, getAccessKey, getAlign, getAllowExpressions, getAlwaysFetchMissingValues, getApplyAlignToText, getApplyHeightToTextBox, getAriaRole, getAttribute, getAttributeAsBoolean, getAttributeAsBoolean, getAttributeAsDate, getAttributeAsDouble, getAttributeAsFloat, getAttributeAsInt, getAttributeAsJavaScriptObject, getAttributeAsObject, getAttributeAsString, getAutoComplete, getBrowserSpellCheck, getCanEdit, getCanEditOpaqueValues, getCanFocus, getCanSelectText, getCanvasAutoChild, getCellHeight, getCellStyle, getClassName, getClipStaticValue, getClipTitle, getConfig, getContainerWidget, getControlStyle, getCriteriaField, getCriterion, getCriterion, getCursorPosition, getCustomState, getDataPath, getDateFormatter, getDecimalPad, getDecimalPrecision, getDefaultIconSrc, getDisabled, getDisableIconsOnReadOnly, getDisplayField, getDisplayFieldName, getDisplayValue, getDisplayValue, getEditorTypeConfig, getEditPendingCSSText, getEmptyDisplayValue, getEmptyValueIcon, getEndRow, getErrorIconHeight, getErrorIconSrc, getErrorIconWidth, getErrorMessageWidth, getErrors, getExportFormat, getFieldName, getFilterLocally, getForeignDisplayField, getForm, getFormat, getFormItemAutoChild, getFullDataPath, getGlobalTabIndex, getGridColNum, getGridRowNum, getHeight, getHeightAsString, getHidden, getHintStyle, getHoverAlign, getHoverDelay, getHoverHeight, getHoverOpacity, getHoverStyle, getHoverVAlign, getHoverWidth, getIcon, getIconHeight, getIconHSpace, getIconPageRect, getIconPrompt, getIconRect, getIconVAlign, getIconWidth, getImageURLPrefix, getImageURLSuffix, getImplicitSave, getImplicitSaveOnBlur, getInputFormat, getLeft, getLoadingDisplayValue, getLocateItemBy, getMultipleValueSeparator, getName, getOperator, getOptionCriteria, getOptionFilterContext, getOptionOperationId, getOriginalValueMessage, getPageLeft, getPageRect, getPageTop, getPicker, getPickerIconHeight, getPickerIconName, getPickerIconPrompt, getPickerIconProperties, getPickerIconSrc, getPickerIconStyle, getPickerIconWidth, getPixelHeight, getPixelWidth, getPrintTextBoxStyle, getPrintTitleStyle, getPrompt, getReadOnlyDisplay, getReadOnlyHover, getReadOnlyTextBoxStyle, getRect, getRedrawOnChange, getRejectInvalidValueOnChange, getRequired, getRequiredMessage, getRowSpan, getScClassName, getSelectedRecord, getShouldSaveValue, getShowClippedTitleOnHover, getShowClippedValueOnHover, getShowDeletions, getShowDisabled, getShowErrorIcon, getShowErrorStyle, getShowErrorText, getShowFocused, getShowFocusedErrorState, getShowFocusedIcons, getShowFocusedPickerIcon, getShowHint, getShowIcons, getShowOldValueInHover, getShowOverIcons, getShowPending, getShowPickerIcon, getShowRTL, getShowTitle, getShowValueIconOnly, getStartRow, getStaticHeight, getStopOnError, getSuppressValueIcon, getSynchronousValidation, getTabIndex, getTextAlign, getTimeFormatter, getTitle, getTitleAlign, getTitleColSpan, getTitleOrientation, getTitleStyle, getTitleVAlign, getTooltip, getTop, getType, getUseDisabledHintStyleForReadOnly, getValidateOnChange, getValidateOnExit, getValidOperators, getVAlign, getValue, getValueAsRecordList, getValueDeselectedCSSText, getValueField, getValueFieldName, getValueIconHeight, getValueIconLeftPadding, getValueIconRightPadding, getValueIconSize, getValueIconWidth, getVisible, getVisibleHeight, getVisibleTitleWidth, getVisibleWidth, getWarnOnEditorTypeConversion, getWarnOnEditorTypeConversionDefault, getWidth, getWidthAsString, getWrapTitle, handleWarnOnEditorTypeConversion, hasAdvancedCriteria, hasErrors, hide, hideIcon, invalidateDisplayValueCache, isCreated, isCutEvent, isDisabled, isDrawn, isFocused, isInGrid, isPasteEvent, isVisible, linkToInstanceUponCreate, mapDisplayToValue, mapValueToDisplay, mapValueToDisplay, mapValueToDisplay, redraw, redraw, setAccessKey, setAlign, setAllowExpressions, setAlwaysFetchMissingValues, setApplyAlignToText, setApplyHeightToTextBox, setAriaRole, setAriaState, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAutoChildConstructor, setAutoChildProperties, setAutoChildProperties, setAutoChildProperties, setAutoChildVisibility, setAutoComplete, setBrowserSpellCheck, setCanEdit, setCanEditCriterionPredicate, setCanEditOpaqueValues, setCanFocus, setCanSelectText, setCellHeight, setCellStyle, setClipStaticValue, setClipTitle, setColSpan, setColSpan, setControlStyle, setCriteriaField, setCriterion, setCriterionGetter, setCriterionSetter, setCustomStateGetter, setDataPath, setDateFormatter, setDecimalPad, setDecimalPrecision, setDefaultIconSrc, setDefaultProperties, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDisabled, setDisableIconsOnReadOnly, setDisplayField, setDisplayFormat, setDisplayFormat, setEditorProperties, setEditorType, setEditorType, setEditorType, setEditorValueFormatter, setEditorValueParser, setEditPendingCSSText, setEmptyDisplayValue, setEmptyValueIcon, setEndRow, setErrorFormatter, setErrorIconHeight, setErrorIconSrc, setErrorIconWidth, setErrorMessageWidth, setErrorOrientation, setErrors, setErrors, setExportFormat, setFilterLocally, setForeignDisplayField, setFormat, setGlobalTabIndex, setHeight, setHeight, setHidden, setHint, setHintStyle, setHoverAlign, setHoverDelay, setHoverHeight, setHoverOpacity, setHoverStyle, setHoverVAlign, setHoverWidth, setIconDisabled, setIconHeight, setIconHSpace, setIconPrompt, setIcons, setIconVAlign, setIconWidth, setImageURLPrefix, setImageURLSuffix, setImplicitSave, setImplicitSaveOnBlur, setInitHandler, setInputFormat, setInputTransformer, setItemHoverFormatter, setItemTitleHoverFormatter, setItemValueHoverFormatter, setJavaScriptObject, setLeft, setLoadingDisplayValue, setLocateItemBy, setMultipleValueSeparator, setName, setNullProperty, setOperator, setOptionCriteria, setOptionDataSource, setOptionFilterContext, setOptionOperationId, setOriginalValueMessage, setPickerIconHeight, setPickerIconName, setPickerIconPrompt, setPickerIconProperties, setPickerIconSrc, setPickerIconStyle, setPickerIconWidth, setPrintTextBoxStyle, setPrintTitleStyle, setPrompt, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setReadOnlyDisplay, setReadOnlyHover, setReadOnlyTextBoxStyle, setRedrawOnChange, setRejectInvalidValueOnChange, setRequired, setRequiredMessage, setRowSpan, setScClassName, setShouldSaveValue, setShowClippedTitleOnHover, setShowClippedValueOnHover, setShowDeletions, setShowDisabled, setShowErrorIcon, setShowErrorStyle, setShowErrorText, setShowFocused, setShowFocusedErrorState, setShowFocusedIcons, setShowFocusedPickerIcon, setShowHint, setShowIcons, setShowIfCondition, setShowOldValueInHover, setShowOverIcons, setShowPending, setShowPickerIcon, setShowRTL, setShowTitle, setShowValueIconOnly, setStartRow, setStateCustomizer, setStaticHeight, setStopOnError, setSuppressValueIcon, setSynchronousValidation, setTabIndex, setTextAlign, setTimeFormatter, setTitle, setTitleAlign, setTitleColSpan, setTitleHoverFormatter, setTitleOrientation, setTitleStyle, setTitleVAlign, setTooltip, setTop, setType, setUseDisabledHintStyleForReadOnly, setValidateOnChange, setValidateOnExit, setValidators, setValidOperators, setVAlign, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValueDeselectedCSSText, setValueField, setValueFormatter, setValueHoverFormatter, setValueIconHeight, setValueIconLeftPadding, setValueIconMapper, setValueIconRightPadding, setValueIcons, setValueIconSize, setValueIconWidth, setValueMap, setValueMap, setVisible, setWarnOnEditorTypeConversion, setWarnOnEditorTypeConversionDefault, setWidth, setWidth, setWrapTitle, shouldApplyHeightToTextBox, shouldSaveOnEnter, shouldStopKeyPressBubbling, show, showIcon, showPicker, stopHover, storeValue, storeValue, updateState, validate, valueClipped

Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.RefDataClass
getRef, getRef, internalSetID

Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.DataClass
applyFactoryProperties, doAddHandler, fireEvent, getAttributeAsDoubleArray, getAttributeAsIntArray, getAttributeAsLong, getAttributeAsMap, getAttributeAsObject, getAttributeAsRecord, getAttributeAsStringArray, getAttributes, getHandlerCount, getReadOnly, isFactoryCreated, logConfiguration, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttributeAsJavaObject, setFactoryCreated, setReadOnly

Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.JsObject
equals, getJsObj, hashCode, setJsObj

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers
fireEvent

Constructor Detail

TextItem
```
public TextItem()
```

TextItem

public TextItem(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)

TextItem

public TextItem(java.lang.String name)

TextItem

public TextItem(java.lang.String name,
                java.lang.String title)

Method Detail

getOrCreateRef

public static TextItem getOrCreateRef(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)

changeAutoChildDefaults
```
public static void changeAutoChildDefaults(java.lang.String autoChildName,
                                           Canvas defaults)
```
Changes the defaults for Canvas AutoChildren named autoChildName.

Parameters:

autoChildName - name of an AutoChild to customize the defaults for.

defaults - Canvas defaults to apply. These defaults override any existing properties without destroying or wiping out non-overridden properties. For usage tips on this param, see SGWTProperties.

See Also:

AutoChildUsage

changeAutoChildDefaults
```
public static void changeAutoChildDefaults(java.lang.String autoChildName,
                                           FormItem defaults)
```
Changes the defaults for FormItem AutoChildren named autoChildName.

Parameters:

autoChildName - name of an AutoChild to customize the defaults for.

defaults - FormItem defaults to apply. These defaults override any existing properties without destroying or wiping out non-overridden properties. For usage tips on this param, see SGWTProperties.

See Also:

AutoChildUsage

changeAutoChildDefaults
```
public static void changeAutoChildDefaults(java.lang.String autoChildName,
                                           DrawItem defaults)
```
Changes the defaults for DrawItem AutoChildren named autoChildName.

Parameters:

autoChildName - name of an AutoChild to customize the defaults for.

defaults - DrawItem defaults to apply. These defaults override any existing properties without destroying or wiping out non-overridden properties. For usage tips on this param, see SGWTProperties.

See Also:

AutoChildUsage

changePickerIconDefaults

public static void changePickerIconDefaults(FormItemIcon defaults)

setBrowserAutoCapitalize
```
public void setBrowserAutoCapitalize(java.lang.Boolean browserAutoCapitalize)
```
Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

browserAutoCapitalize - Default value is null

getBrowserAutoCapitalize

public java.lang.Boolean getBrowserAutoCapitalize()

Returns:: Boolean

setBrowserAutoCorrect
```
public void setBrowserAutoCorrect(java.lang.Boolean browserAutoCorrect)
```
In Mobile Safari, should automatic correction be offered for text in the item's text box? If null, then Mobile Safari determines automatically whether to enable autocorrect.
When enabled, Mobile Safari displays "autocorrect bubbles" to suggest automatic corrections:

Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

browserAutoCorrect - Default value is null

getBrowserAutoCorrect
```
public java.lang.Boolean getBrowserAutoCorrect()
```
In Mobile Safari, should automatic correction be offered for text in the item's text box? If null, then Mobile Safari determines automatically whether to enable autocorrect.
When enabled, Mobile Safari displays "autocorrect bubbles" to suggest automatic corrections:

Returns:

Boolean

setBrowserInputType

public void setBrowserInputType(java.lang.String browserInputType)

This property corresponds to the HTML5 "inputType" attribute applied to the <input> element for this TextItem.

The only currently supported use of this attribute is hinting to touch-enabled mobile devices that a particular keyboard layout should be used. Even here, be careful; to take a random example, using type "number" on Android up to at least 3.2 leads to a keyboard with no "-" key, so negative numbers cannot be entered.

Valid values:

"text"	Normal text keyboard
"digits"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering a string of digits 0 - 9. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a numeric keypad with only "0", "1", "2", ..., "9", and delete keys.
"email"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering an e-mail address. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show special "@" and "." keys on the alphabetic keys screen.
"tel"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering a telephone number. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a numeric keypad with a "+*#" key for displaying punctuation keys.
"number"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering a floating-point value. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to start on the number and punctuation keys screen. NOTE: This is not an appropriate text input type for credit card numbers, postal codes, ISBNs, and other formats that are not strictly parsable as floating-point numbers. This is because the browser is required to perform floating-point value sanitization to ensure that the value is a valid floating-point number.
"url"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering a URL. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a special ".com" key.
Any vendor- specific value	If a browser supports another input type.

Note : This is an advanced setting

Overrides:: setBrowserInputType in class FormItem
Parameters:: browserInputType - Default value is null

getBrowserInputType

public java.lang.String getBrowserInputType()

This property corresponds to the HTML5 "inputType" attribute applied to the <input> element for this TextItem.

Valid values:

"text"	Normal text keyboard
"digits"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering a string of digits 0 - 9. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a numeric keypad with only "0", "1", "2", ..., "9", and delete keys.
"email"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering an e-mail address. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show special "@" and "." keys on the alphabetic keys screen.
"tel"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering a telephone number. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a numeric keypad with a "+*#" key for displaying punctuation keys.
"number"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering a floating-point value. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to start on the number and punctuation keys screen. NOTE: This is not an appropriate text input type for credit card numbers, postal codes, ISBNs, and other formats that are not strictly parsable as floating-point numbers. This is because the browser is required to perform floating-point value sanitization to ensure that the value is a valid floating-point number.
"url"	Makes the text field more suitable for entering a URL. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a special ".com" key.
Any vendor- specific value	If a browser supports another input type.

Overrides:: getBrowserInputType in class FormItem
Returns:: String

setChangeOnKeypress
```
public void setChangeOnKeypress(java.lang.Boolean changeOnKeypress)
```
Should this form item fire its change handler (and store its value in the form) on every keypress? Set to false to suppress the 'change' handler firing (and the value stored) on every keypress.
Note: If false, the value returned by getValue will not reflect the value displayed in the form item element as long as focus is in the form item element.

Overrides:

setChangeOnKeypress in class FormItem

Parameters:

changeOnKeypress - Default value is true

getChangeOnKeypress
```
public java.lang.Boolean getChangeOnKeypress()
```
Should this form item fire its change handler (and store its value in the form) on every keypress? Set to false to suppress the 'change' handler firing (and the value stored) on every keypress.
Note: If false, the value returned by getValue will not reflect the value displayed in the form item element as long as focus is in the form item element.

Overrides:

getChangeOnKeypress in class FormItem

Returns:

Boolean

setCharacterCasing
```
public void setCharacterCasing(CharacterCasing characterCasing)
```
Should entered characters be converted to upper or lowercase? Also applies to values applied with FormItem.setValue().
Note: character casing cannot be used at the same time as a mask.
Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

characterCasing - Default value is TextItem.DEFAULT

See Also:

KeyPress Filters Example

getCharacterCasing
```
public CharacterCasing getCharacterCasing()
```
Should entered characters be converted to upper or lowercase? Also applies to values applied with FormItem.setValue().
Note: character casing cannot be used at the same time as a mask.

Returns:

CharacterCasing

See Also:

KeyPress Filters Example

setEditProxyConstructor
```
public void setEditProxyConstructor(java.lang.String editProxyConstructor)
```
Default class used to construct the EditProxy for this component when the component is first placed into edit mode.

Overrides:

setEditProxyConstructor in class FormItem

Parameters:

editProxyConstructor - See SCClassName . Default value is "TextItemEditProxy"

getEditProxyConstructor
```
public java.lang.String getEditProxyConstructor()
```
Default class used to construct the EditProxy for this component when the component is first placed into edit mode.

Overrides:

getEditProxyConstructor in class FormItem

Returns:

See SCClassName

setEnforceLength
```
public void setEnforceLength(boolean enforceLength)
```
If a length is specified for this item, should user input be limited to the specified length? If set to true, user input and values passed to setValue() will be trimmed to the specified length. Otherwise values exceeding the specified length will raise an error on validation.
Note that having this value set to true limits user interactivity in some ways. For example users would be unable to paste a longer string into the field for editing without seeing it be truncated.

Parameters:

enforceLength - Default value is true

getEnforceLength
```
public boolean getEnforceLength()
```
If a length is specified for this item, should user input be limited to the specified length? If set to true, user input and values passed to setValue() will be trimmed to the specified length. Otherwise values exceeding the specified length will raise an error on validation.
Note that having this value set to true limits user interactivity in some ways. For example users would be unable to paste a longer string into the field for editing without seeing it be truncated.

Returns:

boolean

setEscapeHTML
```
public void setEscapeHTML(java.lang.Boolean escapeHTML)
```
By default HTML characters will be escaped when canEdit is false and readOnlyDisplay is "static", so that the raw value of the field (for example "<b>AAA</b>") is displayed to the user rather than the interpreted HTML (for example "AAA"). Setting escapeHTML false will instead force HTML values in a textItem to be interpreted by the browser in that situation.

Parameters:

escapeHTML - Default value is true

See Also:

Appearance overview and related methods

getEscapeHTML
```
public java.lang.Boolean getEscapeHTML()
```
By default HTML characters will be escaped when canEdit is false and readOnlyDisplay is "static", so that the raw value of the field (for example "<b>AAA</b>") is displayed to the user rather than the interpreted HTML (for example "AAA"). Setting escapeHTML false will instead force HTML values in a textItem to be interpreted by the browser in that situation.

Returns:

Boolean

See Also:

Appearance overview and related methods

setFetchMissingValues
```
public void setFetchMissingValues(java.lang.Boolean fetchMissingValues)
```
If this form item has a specified FormItem.optionDataSource, should the item ever perform a fetch against this dataSource to retrieve the related record.
Note that for editable textItems, behavior differs slightly than for other item types as we will not issue fetches unless FormItem.alwaysFetchMissingValues has been set to true. See shouldFetchMissingValue() for more details.
Note : This is an advanced setting

Overrides:

setFetchMissingValues in class FormItem

Parameters:

fetchMissingValues - Default value is true

See Also:

FormItem.setOptionDataSource(com.smartgwt.client.data.DataSource), FormItem.getSelectedRecord(), FormItem.setFilterLocally(java.lang.Boolean)

getFetchMissingValues
```
public java.lang.Boolean getFetchMissingValues()
```
If this form item has a specified FormItem.optionDataSource, should the item ever perform a fetch against this dataSource to retrieve the related record.
Note that for editable textItems, behavior differs slightly than for other item types as we will not issue fetches unless FormItem.alwaysFetchMissingValues has been set to true. See shouldFetchMissingValue() for more details.

Overrides:

getFetchMissingValues in class FormItem

Returns:

Boolean

See Also:

com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem#getOptionDataSource, FormItem.getSelectedRecord(), FormItem.getFilterLocally()

setFormatOnBlur
```
public void setFormatOnBlur(java.lang.Boolean formatOnBlur)
```
With formatOnBlur enabled, this textItem will format its value according to the rules described in FormItem.mapValueToDisplay() as long as the item does not have focus. Once the user puts focus into the item the formatter will be removed. This provides a simple way for developers to show a nicely formatted display value in a freeform text field, without the need for an explicit FormItem.formatEditorValue() and FormItem.parseEditorValue() pair.

Parameters:

formatOnBlur - Default value is false

getFormatOnBlur
```
public java.lang.Boolean getFormatOnBlur()
```
With formatOnBlur enabled, this textItem will format its value according to the rules described in FormItem.mapValueToDisplay() as long as the item does not have focus. Once the user puts focus into the item the formatter will be removed. This provides a simple way for developers to show a nicely formatted display value in a freeform text field, without the need for an explicit FormItem.formatEditorValue() and FormItem.parseEditorValue() pair.

Returns:

Boolean

setFormatOnFocusChange
```
public void setFormatOnFocusChange(java.lang.Boolean formatOnFocusChange)
```
Should FormItem.formatEditorValue() re-run whenever this item recieves or loses focus? Setting this property allows developers to conditionally format the display value based on item.hasFocus, typically to display a longer, more informative string while the item does not have focus, and simplifying it down to an easier-to-edit string when the user puts focus into the item.

Parameters:

formatOnFocusChange - Default value is false

getFormatOnFocusChange
```
public java.lang.Boolean getFormatOnFocusChange()
```
Should FormItem.formatEditorValue() re-run whenever this item recieves or loses focus? Setting this property allows developers to conditionally format the display value based on item.hasFocus, typically to display a longer, more informative string while the item does not have focus, and simplifying it down to an easier-to-edit string when the user puts focus into the item.

Returns:

Boolean

setKeyPressFilter
```
public void setKeyPressFilter(java.lang.String keyPressFilter)
```
Sets a keypress filter regular expression to limit valid characters that can be entered by the user. If defined, keys that match the regular expression are allowed; all others are suppressed. The filter is applied after character casing, if defined.
Note: keypress filtering cannot be used at the same time as a mask.

If this method is called after the component has been drawn/initialized: Set the keyPressFilter for this item
Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

keyPressFilter - new keyPress filter for the item. Default value is null

See Also:

setCharacterCasing(com.smartgwt.client.types.CharacterCasing), KeyPress Filters Example

getKeyPressFilter
```
public java.lang.String getKeyPressFilter()
```
Sets a keypress filter regular expression to limit valid characters that can be entered by the user. If defined, keys that match the regular expression are allowed; all others are suppressed. The filter is applied after character casing, if defined.
Note: keypress filtering cannot be used at the same time as a mask.

Returns:

String

See Also:

getCharacterCasing(), KeyPress Filters Example

setLength
```
public void setLength(java.lang.Integer length)
```
If set, maximum number of characters for this field. If enforceLength is set to true, user input will be limited to this value, and values exceeding this length passed to setValue() will be trimmed. Otherwise values exceeding the specified length will raise an error on validation.
If the item has a numeric type, like integer or float, length is applied to the raw number value, after any specified decimalPrecision and decimalPad but before any formatters - this means the string measured includes sign and decimal placeholder, and padded decimal places as required, but not thousands separators or any custom formatting.
See also DataSourceField.length.

Parameters:

length - Default value is null

See Also:

Validation overview and related methods

getLength
```
public java.lang.Integer getLength()
```
If set, maximum number of characters for this field. If enforceLength is set to true, user input will be limited to this value, and values exceeding this length passed to setValue() will be trimmed. Otherwise values exceeding the specified length will raise an error on validation.
If the item has a numeric type, like integer or float, length is applied to the raw number value, after any specified decimalPrecision and decimalPad but before any formatters - this means the string measured includes sign and decimal placeholder, and padded decimal places as required, but not thousands separators or any custom formatting.
See also DataSourceField.length.

Returns:

Integer

See Also:

Validation overview and related methods

setMask

public void setMask(java.lang.String mask)

Input mask used to filter text entry.

Sample masks:

Phone number: (###) ###-####
Social Security number: ###-##-####
First name: >?<??????????
Date: ##/##/####
State: >LL

Overview of available mask characters

Character	Description
0	Digit (0 through 9) or plus [+] or minus [-] signs
9	Digit or space
#	Digit
L	Letter (A through Z)
?	Letter (A through Z) or space
A	Letter or digit
a	Letter or digit
C	Any character or space

<	Causes all characters that follow to be converted to lowercase
>	Causes all characters that follow to be converted to uppercase

Any character not matching one of the above mask characters or that is escaped with a backslash (\) is considered to be a literal.

Custom mask characters can be defined by standard regular expression character set or range. For example, a hexadecimal color code mask could be:

Color: \#>[0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F]

Note: input mask cannot be used at the same time as a keyPressFilter. Also note that this property is not supported for ComboBoxItem or SpinnerItem, or for items with browserInputType set to "digits" or "number".

If this method is called after the component has been drawn/initialized: Set the mask for this item. Pass null to clear an existing mask.

Note that the current value of the field is cleared when changing the mask.

Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:: mask - mask to apply to text item. Default value is null
See Also:: setKeyPressFilter(java.lang.String), Text - Masked Example

getMask

public java.lang.String getMask()

Input mask used to filter text entry.

Sample masks:

Phone number: (###) ###-####
Social Security number: ###-##-####
First name: >?<??????????
Date: ##/##/####
State: >LL

Overview of available mask characters

Character	Description
0	Digit (0 through 9) or plus [+] or minus [-] signs
9	Digit or space
#	Digit
L	Letter (A through Z)
?	Letter (A through Z) or space
A	Letter or digit
a	Letter or digit
C	Any character or space

<	Causes all characters that follow to be converted to lowercase
>	Causes all characters that follow to be converted to uppercase

Any character not matching one of the above mask characters or that is escaped with a backslash (\) is considered to be a literal.

Custom mask characters can be defined by standard regular expression character set or range. For example, a hexadecimal color code mask could be:

Color: \#>[0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F]

Returns:: String
See Also:: getKeyPressFilter(), Text - Masked Example

setMaskOverwriteMode
```
public void setMaskOverwriteMode(java.lang.Boolean maskOverwriteMode)
```
During entry into masked field, should keystrokes overwrite current position value? By default new keystrokes are inserted into the field.
Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

maskOverwriteMode - Default value is null

getMaskOverwriteMode
```
public java.lang.Boolean getMaskOverwriteMode()
```
During entry into masked field, should keystrokes overwrite current position value? By default new keystrokes are inserted into the field.

Returns:

Boolean

setMaskPadChar
```
public void setMaskPadChar(java.lang.String maskPadChar)
```
Character that is used to fill required empty mask positions to display text while control has no focus.
Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

maskPadChar - Default value is " "

getMaskPadChar
```
public java.lang.String getMaskPadChar()
```
Character that is used to fill required empty mask positions to display text while control has no focus.

Returns:

String

setMaskPromptChar
```
public void setMaskPromptChar(java.lang.String maskPromptChar)
```
Character that is used to fill required empty mask positions to display text while control has focus.
Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

maskPromptChar - Default value is "_"

getMaskPromptChar
```
public java.lang.String getMaskPromptChar()
```
Character that is used to fill required empty mask positions to display text while control has focus.

Returns:

String

setMaskSaveLiterals
```
public void setMaskSaveLiterals(java.lang.Boolean maskSaveLiterals)
```
Should entered mask value be saved with embedded literals?
Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:

maskSaveLiterals - Default value is null

getMaskSaveLiterals
```
public java.lang.Boolean getMaskSaveLiterals()
```
Should entered mask value be saved with embedded literals?

Returns:

Boolean

setPrintFullText
```
public void setPrintFullText(java.lang.Boolean printFullText)
```
When generating a print-view of the component containing this TextItem, should the form item expand to accommodate its value? If set to false the text box will not expand to fit its content in the print view, instead showing exactly as it does in the live form.

Parameters:

printFullText - Default value is false

See Also:

Printing overview and related methods

getPrintFullText
```
public java.lang.Boolean getPrintFullText()
```
When generating a print-view of the component containing this TextItem, should the form item expand to accommodate its value? If set to false the text box will not expand to fit its content in the print view, instead showing exactly as it does in the live form.

Returns:

Boolean

See Also:

Printing overview and related methods

setSaveOnEnter
```
public void setSaveOnEnter(java.lang.Boolean saveOnEnter)
```
Text items will submit their containing form on enter keypress if saveOnEnter is true. Setting this property to false will disable this behavior.

Overrides:

setSaveOnEnter in class FormItem

Parameters:

saveOnEnter - Default value is true

getSaveOnEnter
```
public java.lang.Boolean getSaveOnEnter()
```
Text items will submit their containing form on enter keypress if saveOnEnter is true. Setting this property to false will disable this behavior.

Overrides:

getSaveOnEnter in class FormItem

Returns:

Boolean

setSelectOnClick
```
public void setSelectOnClick(java.lang.Boolean selectOnClick)
```
Allows the selectOnClick behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis. Normally all items in a form default to the value of DynamicForm.selectOnClick.

Overrides:

setSelectOnClick in class FormItem

Parameters:

selectOnClick - Default value is null

See Also:

Focus overview and related methods

getSelectOnClick
```
public java.lang.Boolean getSelectOnClick()
```
Allows the selectOnClick behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis. Normally all items in a form default to the value of DynamicForm.selectOnClick.

Overrides:

getSelectOnClick in class FormItem

Returns:

Boolean

See Also:

Focus overview and related methods

setSelectOnFocus
```
public void setSelectOnFocus(java.lang.Boolean selectOnFocus)
```
Allows the selectOnFocus behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis. Normally all items in a form default to the value of DynamicForm.selectOnFocus.

Overrides:

setSelectOnFocus in class FormItem

Parameters:

selectOnFocus - Default value is null

See Also:

Focus overview and related methods

getSelectOnFocus
```
public java.lang.Boolean getSelectOnFocus()
```
Allows the selectOnFocus behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis. Normally all items in a form default to the value of DynamicForm.selectOnFocus.

Overrides:

getSelectOnFocus in class FormItem

Returns:

Boolean

See Also:

Focus overview and related methods

setShowHintInField
```
public void setShowHintInField(java.lang.Boolean showHintInField)
```
If showing a hint for this form item, should the hint be shown within the field?
Unless the HTML5 placeholder attribute is used to display the hint (see usePlaceholderForHint), the value of the data element will be set to the hint whenever this item is not focused. Also, when displaying the hint, the CSS style of the data element will be set to the textBoxStyle with the suffix "Hint" appended to it; or, if the item is disabled, the suffix "DisabledHint" will be used. In RTL mode when showRTL is true, an additional "RTL" suffix will be appended; i.e. the CSS style of the data element when the hint is displayed will be the textBoxStyle plus "HintRTL" or "DisabledHintRTL".
To change this attribute after being drawn, it is necessary to call FormItem.redraw() or redraw the form.

Styling the in-field hint
The in-field hint can be styled with CSS for the textBoxStyle + "Hint" / "HintRTL" / "DisabledHint" / "DisabledHintRTL" styles. For example, if this item's textBoxStyle is set to "mySpecialItem", then changing the hint color to blue can be accomplished with the following CSS:
```
.mySpecialItemHint,
 .mySpecialItemHintRTL,
 .mySpecialItemDisabledHint,
 .mySpecialItemDisabledHintRTL {
     color: blue;
 }
```
Note : This is an advanced setting
Parameters:

showHintInField - Default value is null

See Also:

FormItem.setHint(java.lang.String), setUsePlaceholderForHint(boolean), Appearance overview and related methods

getShowHintInField
```
public java.lang.Boolean getShowHintInField()
```
If showing a hint for this form item, should the hint be shown within the field?
Unless the HTML5 placeholder attribute is used to display the hint (see usePlaceholderForHint), the value of the data element will be set to the hint whenever this item is not focused. Also, when displaying the hint, the CSS style of the data element will be set to the textBoxStyle with the suffix "Hint" appended to it; or, if the item is disabled, the suffix "DisabledHint" will be used. In RTL mode when showRTL is true, an additional "RTL" suffix will be appended; i.e. the CSS style of the data element when the hint is displayed will be the textBoxStyle plus "HintRTL" or "DisabledHintRTL".
To change this attribute after being drawn, it is necessary to call FormItem.redraw() or redraw the form.

Styling the in-field hint
The in-field hint can be styled with CSS for the textBoxStyle + "Hint" / "HintRTL" / "DisabledHint" / "DisabledHintRTL" styles. For example, if this item's textBoxStyle is set to "mySpecialItem", then changing the hint color to blue can be accomplished with the following CSS:
```
.mySpecialItemHint,
 .mySpecialItemHintRTL,
 .mySpecialItemDisabledHint,
 .mySpecialItemDisabledHintRTL {
     color: blue;
 }
```
Returns:

Boolean

See Also:

FormItem.getHint(), getUsePlaceholderForHint(), Appearance overview and related methods

setSupportsCutPasteEvents
```
public void setSupportsCutPasteEvents(boolean supportsCutPasteEvents)
```
Does the current formItem support native cut and paste events?
This attribute only applies to freeform text entry fields such as TextItem and TextAreaItem, and only if changeOnKeypress is true. If true, developers can detect the user editing the value via cut or paste interactions (triggered from keyboard shortcuts or the native browser menu options) using the FormItem.isCutEvent() and FormItem.isPasteEvent() methods. This allows custom cut/paste handling to be added to the various change notification flow methods including FormItem.change(), FormItem.handleChange() and FormItem.transformInput().

Overrides:

setSupportsCutPasteEvents in class FormItem

Parameters:

supportsCutPasteEvents - Default value is true

getSupportsCutPasteEvents
```
public boolean getSupportsCutPasteEvents()
```
Does the current formItem support native cut and paste events?
This attribute only applies to freeform text entry fields such as TextItem and TextAreaItem, and only if changeOnKeypress is true. If true, developers can detect the user editing the value via cut or paste interactions (triggered from keyboard shortcuts or the native browser menu options) using the FormItem.isCutEvent() and FormItem.isPasteEvent() methods. This allows custom cut/paste handling to be added to the various change notification flow methods including FormItem.change(), FormItem.handleChange() and FormItem.transformInput().

Overrides:

getSupportsCutPasteEvents in class FormItem

Returns:

boolean

setTextBoxStyle
```
public void setTextBoxStyle(java.lang.String textBoxStyle)
```
Base CSS class name for this item's input element. NOTE: See the CompoundFormItem_skinning discussion for special skinning considerations.

Overrides:

setTextBoxStyle in class FormItem

Parameters:

textBoxStyle - See FormItemBaseStyle . Default value is "textItem"

See Also:

Appearance overview and related methods

getTextBoxStyle
```
public java.lang.String getTextBoxStyle()
```
Base CSS class name for this item's input element. NOTE: See the CompoundFormItem_skinning discussion for special skinning considerations.

Overrides:

getTextBoxStyle in class FormItem

Returns:

See FormItemBaseStyle

See Also:

Appearance overview and related methods

setUsePlaceholderForHint

public void setUsePlaceholderForHint(boolean usePlaceholderForHint)

If showing the hint in field and if supported by the browser, should the HTML5 placeholder attribute be used to display the hint within the field? If set to false, then use of the placeholder attribute is disabled and an alternative technique to display the hint in-field is used instead.

The HTML5 placeholder attribute is supported in the following major browsers:

Chrome 4+
Firefox 4+
Internet Explorer 10+
Safari 5+
Opera 11.50+
Android 2.1+ WebView (used by the stock Browser app and when packaging with PhoneGap)
Mobile Safari for iOS 3.2+

In browsers other than the above, in-field hints are implemented via a different technique.

Note that placeholder behavior is known to differ in Internet Explorer and certain old versions of the above browsers due to a recent change in the HTML5 specification regarding the placeholder attribute. Under the old rules, the placeholder is cleared when the element is focused. In the latest HTML5 spec as published by WHATWG, the placeholder is still displayed when the element is focused as long as the value is an empty string.

Styling the placeholder

While there isn't a standard way to style the placeholder text, Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari provide vendor-prefixed pseudo-classes and/or pseudo-elements that can be used in CSS selectors:

Browser	Pseudo-class or pseudo-element
Chrome, Safari	`::-webkit-input-placeholder`
Firefox 4 - 18	`:-moz-placeholder`
Firefox 19+	`::-moz-placeholder`
Internet Explorer	`:-ms-input-placeholder`

Note that unlike other browsers, Firefox 19+ applies opacity:0.4 to the placeholder text. See Bug 556145 - Placeholder text default style should use opacity instead of GrayText

Because browsers are required to ignore the entire rule if a selector is invalid, separate rules are needed for each browser. For example:

::-webkit-input-placeholder {
     color: blue;
     opacity: 1;
 }
 :-moz-placeholder {
     color: blue;
     opacity: 1;
 }
 ::-moz-placeholder {
     color: blue;
     opacity: 1;
 }
 :-ms-input-placeholder {
     color: blue;
     opacity: 1;
 }

If using Sass, it may be useful to utilize Sass' parent selector feature. For example:

.myCustomItem,
 .myCustomItemRTL,
 .myCustomItemDisabled,
 .myCustomItemDisabledRTL,
 .myCustomItemError,
 .myCustomItemErrorRTL,
 .myCustomItemFocused,
 .myCustomItemFocusedRTL,
 .myCustomItemHint,
 .myCustomItemHintRTL,
 .myCustomItemDisabledHint,
 .myCustomItemDisabledHintRTL {
     // ...
 
     &::-webkit-input-placeholder {
         color: blue;
         opacity: 1;
     }
     &:-moz-placeholder {
         color: blue;
         opacity: 1;
     }
     &::-moz-placeholder {
         color: blue;
         opacity: 1;
     }
     &:-ms-input-placeholder {
         color: blue;
         opacity: 1;
     }
 }

If using Compass, the input-placeholder mixin that was added in version 1.0 can further simplify the code to style the placeholder text For example:

.myCustomItem,
 .myCustomItemRTL,
 .myCustomItemDisabled,
 .myCustomItemDisabledRTL,
 .myCustomItemError,
 .myCustomItemErrorRTL,
 .myCustomItemFocused,
 .myCustomItemFocusedRTL,
 .myCustomItemHint,
 .myCustomItemHintRTL,
 .myCustomItemDisabledHint,
 .myCustomItemDisabledHintRTL {
     // ...
 
     @include input-placeholder {
         color: blue;
         opacity: 1;
     }
 }

Accessibility concerns

The HTML5 specification notes that a placeholder should not be used as a replacement for a title. The placeholder is intended to be a short hint that assists the user who is entering a value into the empty field. The placeholder can be mistaken by some users for a pre-filled value, particularly in Internet Explorer because the same color is used, and the placeholder text color may provide insufficient contrast, particularly in Firefox 19+ because of the default 0.4 opacity. Furthermore, not having a title reduces the hit area available for setting focus on the item.

Note : This is an advanced setting

Parameters:: usePlaceholderForHint - Default value is true
See Also:: FormItem.setHint(java.lang.String), Appearance overview and related methods

getUsePlaceholderForHint

public boolean getUsePlaceholderForHint()

The HTML5 placeholder attribute is supported in the following major browsers:

Chrome 4+
Firefox 4+
Internet Explorer 10+
Safari 5+
Opera 11.50+
Android 2.1+ WebView (used by the stock Browser app and when packaging with PhoneGap)
Mobile Safari for iOS 3.2+

In browsers other than the above, in-field hints are implemented via a different technique.

Styling the placeholder

Browser	Pseudo-class or pseudo-element
Chrome, Safari	`::-webkit-input-placeholder`
Firefox 4 - 18	`:-moz-placeholder`
Firefox 19+	`::-moz-placeholder`
Internet Explorer	`:-ms-input-placeholder`

Note that unlike other browsers, Firefox 19+ applies opacity:0.4 to the placeholder text. See Bug 556145 - Placeholder text default style should use opacity instead of GrayText

Because browsers are required to ignore the entire rule if a selector is invalid, separate rules are needed for each browser. For example:

::-webkit-input-placeholder {
     color: blue;
     opacity: 1;
 }
 :-moz-placeholder {
     color: blue;
     opacity: 1;
 }
 ::-moz-placeholder {
     color: blue;
     opacity: 1;
 }
 :-ms-input-placeholder {
     color: blue;
     opacity: 1;
 }

If using Sass, it may be useful to utilize Sass' parent selector feature. For example:

.myCustomItem,
 .myCustomItemRTL,
 .myCustomItemDisabled,
 .myCustomItemDisabledRTL,
 .myCustomItemError,
 .myCustomItemErrorRTL,
 .myCustomItemFocused,
 .myCustomItemFocusedRTL,
 .myCustomItemHint,
 .myCustomItemHintRTL,
 .myCustomItemDisabledHint,
 .myCustomItemDisabledHintRTL {
     // ...
 
     &::-webkit-input-placeholder {
         color: blue;
         opacity: 1;
     }
     &:-moz-placeholder {
         color: blue;
         opacity: 1;
     }
     &::-moz-placeholder {
         color: blue;
         opacity: 1;
     }
     &:-ms-input-placeholder {
         color: blue;
         opacity: 1;
     }
 }

If using Compass, the input-placeholder mixin that was added in version 1.0 can further simplify the code to style the placeholder text For example:

.myCustomItem,
 .myCustomItemRTL,
 .myCustomItemDisabled,
 .myCustomItemDisabledRTL,
 .myCustomItemError,
 .myCustomItemErrorRTL,
 .myCustomItemFocused,
 .myCustomItemFocusedRTL,
 .myCustomItemHint,
 .myCustomItemHintRTL,
 .myCustomItemDisabledHint,
 .myCustomItemDisabledHintRTL {
     // ...
 
     @include input-placeholder {
         color: blue;
         opacity: 1;
     }
 }

Accessibility concerns

Returns:: boolean
See Also:: FormItem.getHint(), Appearance overview and related methods

deselectValue
```
public void deselectValue()
```
If this item currently has focus, clear the current selection. leaving focus in the item. Has no effect if the item is undrawn or unfocused. Only applies to text-based items.

deselectValue
```
public void deselectValue(java.lang.Boolean start)
```
If this item currently has focus, clear the current selection. leaving focus in the item. Has no effect if the item is undrawn or unfocused. Only applies to text-based items.

Parameters:

start - By default the text insertion cursor will be moved to the end of the current value - pass in this parameter to move to the start instead

getEnteredValue
```
public java.lang.String getEnteredValue()
```
Returns the raw text value that currently appears in the text field, which can differ from FormItem.getValue() in various cases - for example:
- for items that constrain the value range, such as a DateItem with enforceDate:true, or a ComboBoxItem with addUnknownValues:false
- for items with a defined valueMap or edit value formatter and parser functions which converts display value to data value
- while the item has focus if changeOnKeypress is false
Returns:

current entered value

getHint
```
public java.lang.String getHint()
```
Returns the hint text for this item. Default implementation returns FormItem.hint, or null if there is no hint to show.

Overrides:

getHint in class FormItem

Returns:

HTML to show as the hint for the item

See Also:

Appearance overview and related methods

getSelectionRange
```
public int[] getSelectionRange()
```
For text-based items, this method returns the indices of the start/end of the current selection if the item currently has the focus. In browsers other than Internet Explorer 6-9, if this item does not have focus, then this method returns the indices of the start/end of the selection the last time that this item had focus. In IE 6-9, returns null if the item does not have focus.
In all browsers, clicking anywhere outside of the item causes the item to lose focus; hence, in IE 6-9, this method will not work in other components' event handlers for certain events. For example, within the click() handler of a button, this item will have already lost focus, so in IE 6-9, this method will return null if called within the button's click() handler. One cross-browser solution to this issue is to save the selection range for later in a mouseDown() or mouseOver() handler.
Notes:
- In browsers other than IE 6-9, calling setValue() or otherwise changing the entered value invalidates the past selection range.
- The returned indices are indices within the entered value rather than the item's value as returned by getValue(). The distinction is particularly important for TextAreaItems because browsers normalize the line endings in the <textarea> element's value. Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 convert line endings to "\r\n" while other browsers convert line endings to "\n" as specified by the HTML5 standard.
Returns:

2 element array showing character index of the current or past selection's start and end points within this item's entered value. In IE 6-9, returns null if the item does not have focus.

pendingStatusChanged
```
public boolean pendingStatusChanged(DynamicForm form,
                                    FormItem item,
                                    boolean pendingStatus,
                                    java.lang.Object newValue,
                                    java.lang.Object value)
```
Notification method called when showPending is enabled and this text item should either clear or show its pending visual state.
The default behavior is that the titleStyle, cellStyle, and textBoxStyle are updated to include/exclude the "Pending" suffix. Returning false will cancel this default behavior.

Parameters:

form - the managing DynamicForm instance.

item - the form item itself (also available as "this").

pendingStatus - true if the item should show its pending visual state; false otherwise.

newValue - the current form item value.

value - the value that would be restored by a call to DynamicForm.resetValues().

Returns:

false to cancel the default behavior.

selectValue
```
public void selectValue()
```
Put focus in this item and select the entire value. Only applies to text based items

setSelectionRange
```
public void setSelectionRange(int start,
                              int end)
```
Puts focus into this form item and selects characters between the given indices. Only applies to drawn text based items.

Parameters:

start - selection starting character index

end - end of selection character index

shouldFetchMissingValue
```
public java.lang.Boolean shouldFetchMissingValue(java.lang.Object newValue)
```
If this field has a specified optionDataSource, should we perform a fetch against that dataSource to find the record that matches this field's value?
For textItems this method will return false if the item is editable unless FormItem.alwaysFetchMissingValues is true, even if there is a specified displayField. We do this as, for a freeform text-entry field with a specified displayField, the correct behavior when the user enters an unrecognized value is somewhat ambiguous. The user could have entered a complete display-field value, in which case it might be appropriate to issue a fetch against the display-field of the optionDataSource, and set the underlying item value.
If a match was not found though, we necessarily treat the entered value as the new "dataValue" for the field. Should we then issue a second fetch against the optionDataSource comparing the user-entered value with the value-field of the dataSource?
There are still cases where it could make sense to issue the fetch against the dataSource, and developers who want this behavior can set alwaysFetchMissingValues to true.
See FormItem.shouldFetchMissingValue() for how this method behaves for other item types.

Overrides:

shouldFetchMissingValue in class FormItem

Parameters:

newValue - The new data value of the item.

Returns:

should we fetch the record matching the new value from the item's optionDataSource?

setPastedValueTransformer
```
public void setPastedValueTransformer(PastedValueTransformer customizer)
```
Notification fired in response to a clipboard "paste" event on freeform text items, giving developers an opportunity to reformat the pasted text. The pastedValue argument contains the text pasted from the clipboard. This method should return the text value to actually insert into the input element.

Parameters:

PastedValueTransformer - customizer

setDefaultProperties
```
public static void setDefaultProperties(TextItem textItemProperties)
```
Class level method to set the default properties of this class. If set, then all existing and subsequently created instances of this class will automatically have default properties corresponding to the properties of the class instance passed to this function. This is a powerful feature that eliminates the need for users to create a separate hierarchy of subclasses that only alter the default properties of this class. Can also be used for skinning / styling purposes.
Note: This method is intended for setting default attributes only and will affect all instances of the underlying class (including those automatically generated in JavaScript). This method should not be used to apply standard EventHandlers or override methods for a class - use a custom subclass instead. Calling this method after instances have been created can result in undefined behavior, since it bypasses any setters and a class instance may have already examined a particular property and not be expecting any changes through this route.

Parameters:

textItemProperties - properties that should be used as new defaults when instances of this class are created

See Also:

SGWTProperties

getValueAsString
```
public java.lang.String getValueAsString()
```
Return the value tracked by this form item.

Returns:

value of this element

Class TextItem

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem

Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.RefDataClass

Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.DataClass

Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.JsObject

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem

Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.RefDataClass

Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.DataClass

Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.JsObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers

Constructor Detail

TextItem

TextItem

TextItem

TextItem

Method Detail

getOrCreateRef

changeAutoChildDefaults

changeAutoChildDefaults

changeAutoChildDefaults

changePickerIconDefaults

setBrowserAutoCapitalize

getBrowserAutoCapitalize

setBrowserAutoCorrect

getBrowserAutoCorrect

setBrowserInputType

getBrowserInputType

setChangeOnKeypress

getChangeOnKeypress

setCharacterCasing

getCharacterCasing

setEditProxyConstructor

getEditProxyConstructor

setEnforceLength

getEnforceLength

setEscapeHTML

getEscapeHTML

setFetchMissingValues

getFetchMissingValues

setFormatOnBlur

getFormatOnBlur

setFormatOnFocusChange

getFormatOnFocusChange

setKeyPressFilter

getKeyPressFilter

setLength

getLength

setMask

getMask

setMaskOverwriteMode

getMaskOverwriteMode

setMaskPadChar

getMaskPadChar

setMaskPromptChar

getMaskPromptChar

setMaskSaveLiterals

getMaskSaveLiterals

setPrintFullText

getPrintFullText

setSaveOnEnter

getSaveOnEnter

setSelectOnClick

getSelectOnClick

setSelectOnFocus

getSelectOnFocus

setShowHintInField

Styling the in-field hint

getShowHintInField

Styling the in-field hint

setSupportsCutPasteEvents

getSupportsCutPasteEvents

setTextBoxStyle

getTextBoxStyle

setUsePlaceholderForHint